From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Fri, 10 Jan 2025 09:13 +0000 (GMT Standard Time), John Dallman wrote:   
      
   > In article , arne@vajhoej.dk (Arne Vajhøj)   
   > wrote:   
   >   
   >> * Java 8 update 412B and 412C are expected this month (no timeline   
   >>    for Java 17 provided)   
   >   
   > Skip it and go straight to Java 21?   
      
   Does it have to be either/or?   
      
       ldo@theon:~> apt-cache search -n openjdk.\*jre   
       openjdk-11-jre - OpenJDK Java runtime, using Hotspot JIT   
       openjdk-11-jre-headless - OpenJDK Java runtime, using Hotspot JIT   
   (headless)   
       openjdk-11-jre-zero - Alternative JVM for OpenJDK, using Zero   
       openjdk-11-jre-dcevm - Alternative VM for OpenJDK 11 with enhanced class   
   redefinition   
       openjdk-17-jre - OpenJDK Java runtime, using Hotspot JIT   
       openjdk-17-jre-headless - OpenJDK Java runtime, using Hotspot JIT   
   (headless)   
       openjdk-17-jre-zero - Alternative JVM for OpenJDK, using Zero   
       openjdk-20-jre - OpenJDK Java runtime, using Hotspot JIT   
       openjdk-20-jre-headless - OpenJDK Java runtime, using Hotspot JIT   
   (headless)   
       openjdk-20-jre-zero - Alternative JVM for OpenJDK, using Zero   
       openjdk-21-jre - OpenJDK Java runtime, using Hotspot JIT   
       openjdk-21-jre-headless - OpenJDK Java runtime, using Hotspot JIT   
   (headless)   
       openjdk-21-jre-zero - Alternative JVM for OpenJDK, using Zero   
       openjdk-22-jre - OpenJDK Java runtime, using Hotspot JIT   
       openjdk-22-jre-headless - OpenJDK Java runtime, using Hotspot JIT   
   (headless)   
       openjdk-22-jre-zero - Alternative JVM for OpenJDK, using Zero   
       openjdk-23-jre - OpenJDK Java runtime, using Hotspot JIT   
       openjdk-23-jre-headless - OpenJDK Java runtime, using Hotspot JIT   
   (headless)   
       openjdk-23-jre-zero - Alternative JVM for OpenJDK, using Zero   
       openjdk-24-jre - OpenJDK Java runtime, using Hotspot JIT   
       openjdk-24-jre-headless - OpenJDK Java runtime, using Hotspot JIT   
   (headless)   
       openjdk-24-jre-zero - Alternative JVM for OpenJDK, using Zero   
       openjdk-8-jre - OpenJDK Java runtime, using Hotspot JIT   
       openjdk-8-jre-headless - OpenJDK Java runtime, using Hotspot JIT (headless)   
       openjdk-8-jre-zero - Alternative JVM for OpenJDK, using Zero   
       nvidia-openjdk-8-jre - Obsolete OpenJDK Java runtime, for NVIDIA   
   applications   
      
   --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)